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Associated PressFormer Ohio State football coach Earle Bruce dies at 87By MITCH STACY and RUSTY MILLERCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Earle Bruce embraced the difficult task of following his mentor, Woody Hayes, as Ohio State's head football coach. In his later years, he became a much-loved patriarch of the program...

Colorado St. gets $37M for naming rights of football stadiumBy The Associated PressFORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) Colorado State University has signed a 15-year, $37.7 million naming rights agreement with Public Service Credit Union for its on-campus football stadium.The stadium is yet to be named because the agreement for...

Notre Dame, Alabama set to face off in 2028, 2029 openersBy The Associated PressIconic football programs Alabama and Notre Dame will meet in a pair of season openers, starting in a decade.The schools announced Thursday that they'll open the 2028 season in South Bend and 2029 in Tuscaloosa.The Crimson...

Colorado St. gets $37M for naming rights of football stadiumBy The Associated PressFORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) Colorado State University has signed a 15-year, $37.7 million naming rights agreement with Public Service Credit Union for its on-campus football stadium.The stadium is yet to be named because the agreement for...

AP Sports WriterTennessee AD Fulmer signs new deal worth at least $900,000By STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee athletic director Phillip Fulmer signed a contract that runs through 2021 and increases his annual pay to at least $900,000.He will receive $300,000 in annual base compensation plus $600,000 in supplemental...

South Dakota's Nielson signs contact extension(STATS) - Following a breakthrough season, South Dakota coach Bob Nielson has signed a contract extension through the 2020-21 academic year, athletic director David Herbster said Thursday.Nielson led the Coyotes to a win over FBS program Bowling Green and then to the FCS playoffs...

AP Sports WriterStanford's Love prepares for final season instead of draftBy JOSH DUBOWSTANFORD, Calif. (AP) After rushing for more than 2,000 yards and finishing as the Heisman Trophy runner-up as a junior, Bryce Love easily could have decided to enter the NFL draft.Instead of getting ready for that...

Florida's Jefferson expected back for camp following surgeryGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida defensive end CeCe Jefferson had shoulder surgery earlier this week, but the senior is expected to return in time for preseason practice in August.Jefferson injured his shoulder in Saturday's spring game.The 6-foot-1, 242-pound Jefferson led the Gators...

AP Sports WriterTennessee AD Fulmer signs new deal running through 2021By STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee's Phillip Fulmer has said all along that his appointment as athletic director at his alma mater wasn't a mere short-term arrangement.Now he has the contract to back it up.Tennessee chancellor Beverly...

AP Sports WriterWith injured Cephus back, spring in air for Badgers' offenseBy GENARO C. ARMASMADISON, Wis. (AP) Spring is in the air at run-first Wisconsin.They are throwing the ball around at spring practice a little more than usual, at least for a team that likes to hand the...

North Dakota State football coach signs contract extensionFARGO, N.D. (AP) North Dakota State's Chris Klieman has signed a two-year contract extension with the perennial Football Championship Subdivision powerhouse.Klieman is entering his fifth season leading the Bison, who have won six of the last seven FCS titles. He was...

NCAA bans teams using former football players from practiceINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The NCAA Division I Council has banned college football teams from using former players in practice and tabled a proposal to let players participate in four games while still redshirting.The Division I Council announced several rule changes Wednesday...